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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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